Chichén Itzá

The city of Chichén Itzá was once a center of culture and religion for the Maya people. Today the ruins of the city are a major archaeological site. They are located on the Yucatán Peninsula in southern Mexico. The city’s name comes partly from two big cenotes, or wells, on the site. Chi means “mouths,” chen means “wells,” and Itzá is the name of one Maya tribe that settled there.

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